IISS: North Korea’s ICBMs use RD-250 engines produced by Ukraine’s KB Yuzhnoye

In his report for International Institute for Strategic Studies, Michael Elleman concludes that North Korea probably acquired RD-250 engines from Ukraine’s KB Yuzhnoye to power its Hwasong-12, -14 ballistic missiles.

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Air France modifies flight paths after close encounter with North Korean ICBM

Air France has confirmed to France 24 that it is expanding its “non-flyover area around North Korea” after one of its Boeing 777 airline came within 100 km from the splashdown point of a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile in the Sea of Japan on Jul. 28.


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